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grattare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glom verb To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
  • scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
  • scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
  • scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
  • snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.

Senses

grattare is used for these senses in English:

  • scour (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
  • scrape (ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
  • scrape (computing, transitive) To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
  • scratch To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
  • scratch To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
  • snitch (slang, dated, transitive) To steal, quickly and quietly.

glom — full definition

  1. verb To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
  2. verb To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.

scour — full definition

  1. verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
  2. verb To search an area or source thoroughly for something.
  3. noun A channel or hollow cut into the ground by fast-moving water.

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